By Mumtaz Khan April is almost upon us, and it is that time of the year, when people are busy preparing their taxes. Prior to filing taxes, people are calling me and asking what the minimum required income is, to sponsor family members for Permanent Residence in Canada. In this post, I wanted to clarify which [...]
By Mumtaz Khan Now that we are in 2012, and the year 2011 has gone into the annals of history, I wanted to review the year that was for you with some of the major changes made to our immigration laws and regulations. Minister of Immigration, the Rt. Hon. Jason Kenney, has been very active, nay, [...]
By Mumtaz Khan A month or so ago (9th June 2008), the controversial immigration Bill C-50, got the green light with the Liberals acquiescing passively, by not “turning up” in droves, for the vote (80 absent), because this government made it a matter of confidence, and forced the Opposition parties to either accecpt the changes, or call [...]
By Mumtaz Khan Well it’s that time of the year again. Tax season! Why do I need an immigration practitioner, you ask? Well, it is because, to sponsor any member of the family class and any dependents of the principal applicant i.e. your mother and father and any siblings, who are 22 and under or [...]